Iran renews support for Palestinian resistance
- Published: 11/02/2012 at 03:32 AM
- Online news: World
Iran reaffirmed its backing for the Palestinian resistance against regional arch-foe Israel, the presidency website cited first vice-president Mohammad Reza Rahimi as telling the visiting Hamas premier.
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi (R) and Ismail Haniya, Palestinian Hamas premier of Gaza, raise their hands upon the latter's arrival for a meeting in Tehran.
Ismail Haniya arrived in Tehran on Friday on a three-day trip and is due to speak at a rally marking Saturday's 33rd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution, media reported.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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